allege
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The U.S. officials declined to identify the Chinese entities that supplied the imagery to Iran and didn’t allege direct involvement by Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
She stole the money through the Federal Reserve facilities in New Jersey and Texas, federal prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Hernandez's parents allege that these people "enabled Burke to isolate" Rivas Hernandez and facilitated his travel, housing and security.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Let's be clear – it is a big claim to allege collusion between institutions or organisations collectively seeking to undermine him and his party, and there is no evidence for it.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lyons did not allege race discrimination, but if he had, that claim would almost certainly have been a loser too.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Rockstar has denied those allegations at the employment tribunal in Glasgow and alleges workers were sacked for "gross misconduct" following the sharing of confidential information in an online forum.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Strada was referring to a lawsuit brought against Saudi Arabia's authorities by 9/11 Families United that alleges the kingdom supported the attackers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now Anthropic alleges that China's Moonshot and Deepseek have also secretly used Claude to generate answers given to its users.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The suit alleges the management company Mogul Vision leased the home and hired the in-house security guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
An unsubstantiated report alleges that a Ridgeback carried off a whale calf off the coast of Norway in 1802.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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Roberts, the suit alleged, was the hub of the operation, funneling fake art through his gallery from multiple sources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
According to the suit, Jane Doe’s complaints and reports to her supervisors and human resources about her alleged treatment were dismissed and that they “failed to take timely or effective corrective action.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police conducted dozens of raids Thursday into the alleged embezzlement of public funds by the company that produced the flattering biopic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Individuals across the UK and Canada were dismissed for gross misconduct following the sharing of confidential company information, not because of alleged trade union membership or activity," it stated.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The alleged sheep contained an oat-tropic circuit; at the sight of such cereals it would scramble up convincingly and amble over.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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James denied all charges, alleging that the boy had made them up to "look cool".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Celeste’s family attorney, Steinfeld, questioned the move in a statement, alleging the singer was using his companies to shield money he earned from his music career and had moved assets to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Local restaurant Münchner Stubn sued the city in May after it lost bids to manage larger tents, alleging the process favors families that have run tents for generations by awarding points for tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In late 2023, the New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, its main investor, alleging that the companies' powerful artificial intelligence models used millions of articles for training without permission.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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